1989 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1989.

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List of years in country music (table)
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Other top newcomers of the year were Suzy Bogguss, and Lionel Cartwright.

Top hits of the year

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtist
1814 5:01 Blues Merle Haggard
11 Above and Beyond Rodney Crowell
11 Ace in the Hole George Strait
11 After All This Time Rodney Crowell
510 All the Fun Paul Overstreet
52 All the Reasons Why Highway 101
432 An American Family The Oak Ridge Boys
1429 And So It Goes John Denver/The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
45 Any Way the Wind Blows Southern Pacific
16 Are You Ever Gonna Love Me Holly Dunn
11 Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye George Strait
2024 Back in the Fire Gene Watson
11 Bayou Boys Eddy Raven
410 A Better Love Next Time Merle Haggard
11 A Better Man Clint Black
710 Beyond Those Years The Oak Ridge Boys
35 Big Dreams in a Small Town Restless Heart
58 Big Love The Bellamy Brothers
11 Big Wheels in the Moonlight Dan Seals
47 Blue Side of Town Patty Loveless
1321 Borderline The Shooters
1542 Breaking New Ground Wild Rose
1010 Bridges and Walls The Oak Ridge Boys
35 Burnin' a Hole in My Heart Skip Ewing
14 Burnin' Old Memories Kathy Mattea
45 Call on Me Tanya Tucker
11 Cathy's Clown Reba McEntire
11 Change of Heart The Judds
11 The Church on Cumberland Road Shenandoah
1524 The Coast of Colorado Skip Ewing
75 Come as You Were T. Graham Brown
11 Come from the Heart Kathy Mattea
922 Country Club Travis Tritt
1417 Cross My Broken Heart Suzy Bogguss
912 Dear Me Lorrie Morgan
11 Deeper Than the Holler Randy Travis
55 Don't Toss Us Away Patty Loveless
56 Don't Waste It on the Blues Gene Watson
915 Don't You The Forester Sisters
12 Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) Ronnie Milsap
67 Down That Road Tonight Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1414 Early in the Morning and Late at Night Hank Williams Jr.
55 Fair Shake Foster & Lloyd
65 Finders Are Keepers Hank Williams Jr.
11 From a Jack to a King Ricky Van Shelton
32 From the Word Go Michael Martin Murphey
37 Give Me His Last Chance Lionel Cartwright
1011 The Gospel According to Luke Skip Ewing
1325 The Heart Lacy J. Dalton
83 Heartbreak Hill Emmylou Harris
1616 Heaven Only Knows Emmylou Harris
1111 Hello Trouble The Desert Rose Band
21 Hey Bobby K. T. Oslin
11 High Cotton Alabama
21 Highway Robbery Tanya Tucker
11 Hold Me K. T. Oslin
64 Hold On (A Little Longer) Steve Wariner
41 Hole in My Pocket Ricky Van Shelton
53 Honey I Dare You Southern Pacific
65 Honky Tonk Heart Highway 101
1928 House on Old Lonesome Road Conway Twitty
412 Houston Solution Ronnie Milsap
1944 How Do Mary Chapin Carpenter
11 I Don't Want to Spoil the Party Rosanne Cash
912 I Feel Fine Sweethearts of the Rodeo
13 I Got Dreams Steve Wariner
55 I Got You Dwight Yoakam
1637 I Just Called to Say Goodbye Again Larry Boone
2112 I Know What I've Got J.C. Crowley
11 I Sang Dixie Dwight Yoakam
11 I Still Believe in You The Desert Rose Band
44 I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams Conway Twitty
11 I Wonder Do You Think of Me Keith Whitley
1619 I'll Be Lovin' You Lee Greenwood
55 (I'm A) One Woman Man George Jones
11 I'm No Stranger to the Rain Keith Whitley
11 I'm Still Crazy Vern Gosdin
411 I've Been Loved by the Best Don Williams
1721 If I Ever Go Crazy The Shooters
11 If I Had You Alabama
12 If Tomorrow Never Comes Garth Brooks
11 In a Letter to You Eddy Raven
11 Is It Still Over? Randy Travis
1113 (It's Always Gonna Be) Someday Holly Dunn
11 It's Just a Matter of Time Randy Travis
11 Killin' Time Clint Black
53 Let It Be You Ricky Skaggs
11 Let Me Tell You About Love The Judds
1224 Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My Heart The Statler Brothers
49 Life as We Knew It Kathy Mattea
1421 Like Father Like Son Lionel Cartwright
11 Living Proof Ricky Van Shelton
65 The Lonely Side of Love Patty Loveless
53 Long Shot Baillie & the Boys
43 Love Has No Right Billy Joe Royal
12 Love Out Loud Earl Thomas Conley
720 Love Will The Forester Sisters
11 Lovin' Only Me Ricky Skaggs
613 More Than a Name on a Wall The Statler Brothers
89 Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) Garth Brooks
1915 My Train of Thought Barbara Mandrell
921 Never Givin' Up on Love Michael Martin Murphey
86 Never Had It So Good Mary Chapin Carpenter
11 New Fool at an Old Game Reba McEntire
11 Nothing I Can Do About It Now Willie Nelson
52 Old Coyote Town Don Williams
43 One Good Well Don Williams
23 Out of Your Shoes Lorrie Morgan
138 Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight J. C. Crowley
3011 Planet Texas Kenny Rogers
1712 Promises Randy Travis
53 The Race Is On Sawyer Brown
41 Say What's in Your Heart Restless Heart
74 Setting Me Up Highway 101
85 She Deserves You Baillie & the Boys
34 She Don't Love Nobody The Desert Rose Band
2310 She Reminded Me of You Mickey Gilley
11 She's Crazy for Leavin' Rodney Crowell
624 She's Gone, Gone, Gone Glen Campbell
24 She's Got a Single Thing in Mind Conway Twitty
19 She's There Daniele Alexander
811 Sincerely The Forester Sisters
11 Song of the South Alabama
941 Sowin' Love Paul Overstreet
11 Sunday in the South Shenandoah
22 Tell It Like It Is Billy Joe Royal
48 There Goes My Heart Again Holly Dunn
79 There's a Tear in My Beer Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams
54 They Rage On Dan Seals
52 This Woman K. T. Oslin
45 'Til Love Comes Again Reba McEntire
47 'Til You Cry Eddy Raven
11 Timber, I'm Falling in Love Patty Loveless
2034 Trainwreck of Emotion Lorrie Morgan
11 Two Dozen Roses Shenandoah
95 Up and Gone Jennifer McCarter & The McCarters
826 The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You) Kenny Rogers
11 What I'd Say Earl Thomas Conley
12 What's Going On in Your World George Strait
11 Where Did I Go Wrong Steve Wariner
21 Who You Gonna Blame It on This Time Vern Gosdin
11 Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That Dolly Parton
1936 Wine Me Up Larry Boone
44 (Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone Baillie & the Boys
11 A Woman in Love Ronnie Milsap
11 Yellow Roses Dolly Parton
19 You Ain't Down Home Jann Browne
611 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn
73 You Got It Roy Orbison
1415 You Still Do T. G. Sheppard
1014 You'll Never Be Sorry The Bellamy Brothers
11 Young Love (Strong Love) The Judds

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtist
10As Long as We Both Shall Love Carroll Baker
8Blue Jeans Boy J. K. Gulley
15C-Luv Radio Mike Terry
7Cowboy in Your Heart Gary Fjellgaard
12The Cowboy Thing To Do Bootleg
7Do Right by Me Michelle Wright
10Donna Lee Greg Paul
20Don't You Cry For Me The Ellis Family Band
19Fiddle Texas Style Cindi Cain
221 Full Moon Full of Love k.d. lang
9Goldmine George Fox
20How Long Blue Rodeo
9I Didn't Know You Audie Henry
10I Think That I'll Be Needing YouCindi Cain
7I Wish I Were Only LonelyMichelle Wright
289 If I Ever Fall in Love Again Anne Murray with Kenny Rogers
13In My Dreams Laura Vinson
17Just a Place Where Mem'ries LiveCindi Cain
8Let's Build A Life Together Family Brown
16Long DistanceGeorge Fox
12Love With a Capital "L" Murray McLauchlan
19The Lucky Ones Willie P. Bennett
10The Moon Is Out to Get MeGary Fjellgaard with Linda Kidder
16Old Broken HeartGreg Paul
7 Rock Me Gently Michelle Wright
10Someday I'm Gonna Ride in a Cadillac Matt Minglewood
9 The Tip of My Fingers Anita Perras
15Train of Life Great Western Orchestra

Top new album releases

USAlbumArtistRecord Label
12 Absolute Torch and Twang k.d. lang and the Reclines Sire
11 Alone Vern Gosdin Columbia
24 American Dreams The Oak Ridge Boys MCA
1 Beyond the Blue Neon George Strait MCA
15 Bluebird Emmylou Harris Warner Bros.
2 Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Capitol
20 Greatest Hits Tanya Tucker Capitol
22 Greatest Hits 3 The Oak Ridge Boys MCA
1 Greatest Hits III Hank Williams, Jr. Curb/Warner Bros.
19 Hillbilly Rock Marty Stuart MCA
8 Hits 1979–1989 Rosanne Cash Columbia
2 A Horse Called Music Willie Nelson Columbia
2 I Wonder Do You Think of Me Keith Whitley RCA
3 Just Lookin' for a Hit Dwight Yoakam Reprise
18 Kentucky Thunder Ricky Skaggs Epic
15 Keys to the Highway Rodney Crowell Columbia
1 Killin' Time Clint Black RCA
6 Leave the Light On Lorrie Morgan RCA
10 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Lyle Lovett Curb/MCA
17 Mystery Girl Roy Orbison Virgin
1 No Holdin' Back Randy Travis Warner Bros.
13 An Old Time Christmas Randy Travis Warner Bros.
13 One Woman Man George Jones Epic
22 Paint the Town Highway 101 Warner Bros.
2 Pickin' on Nashville The Kentucky Headhunters Mercury
2 Reba Live Reba McEntire MCA
2 River of Time The Judds Curb/RCA
6 The Road Not Taken Shenandoah Columbia
2 Simple Man The Charlie Daniels Band Epic
10 Something Inside So Strong Kenny Rogers Reprise
1 Southern Star Alabama RCA
13 Sowin' Love Paul Overstreet RCA
20 Stranger Things Have Happened Ronnie Milsap RCA
1 Sweet Sixteen Reba McEntire MCA
15 Tell It Like It Is Billy Joe Royal Atlantic
2 When I Call Your Name Vince Gill MCA
3 White Limozeen Dolly Parton Columbia
5 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two Nitty Gritty Dirt Band MCA
6 Willow in the Wind Kathy Mattea Mercury

Other top albums

USAlbumArtistRecord Label
28 5:01 Blues Merle Haggard Epic
7020 Gold Hits Patsy Cline MCA
42Back in the Fire Gene Watson Warner Bros.
51 Beside Myself Ray Stevens MCA
30 The Blue Rose of Texas Holly Dunn Warner Bros.
29 The Boys Are Back Sawyer Brown Curb
45 Christmas in America Kenny Rogers Reprise
56Coming Home Wayne Newton Curb
60Fellow Travelers John Conlee 16th Avenue
59First Move Daniele Alexander Mercury
44 Faster & Llouder Foster & Lloyd RCA
52 Greatest Hits The Forester Sisters Warner Bros.
32 Greatest Hits Volume II Anne Murray Capitol
50 Greatest Hits Volume III The Bellamy Brothers Curb/MCA
39 House on Old Lonesome Road Conway Twitty MCA
55I Am Just a Rebel Billy Hill Reprise
32 I Got Dreams Steve Wariner MCA
66 If Only For One Night Lee Greenwood MCA
64 Labor of Love Janie Frickie Columbia
33 Land of Enchantment Michael Martin Murphey Warner Bros.
44 Lionel Cartwright Lionel Cartwright MCA
48Many Mansions Moe Bandy Curb
51 Moody Woman Charley Pride 16th Avenue
38 More Great Dirt Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Warner Bros.
48New Classic Waylon Waylon Jennings MCA
71Next of Kin (Soundtrack)Various ArtistsColumbia
42 Next to You Tammy Wynette Epic
54 One Good Well Don Williams RCA
45Pink Cadillac (Soundtrack)Various ArtistsWarner Bros.
49Pure N Simple Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Curb/Universal
61Radio Romance Canyon 16th Avenue
32 Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas Ricky Van Shelton Columbia
65 The Rodney Crowell Collection Rodney Crowell Warner Bros.
40 Solid as a Rock The Shooters Epic
41 Somewhere Between Suzy Bogguss Capitol
28 State of the Heart Mary Chapin Carpenter Columbia
40Statler Brothers Live – Sold Out The Statler Brothers Mercury
68 Steppin' Stone Marie Osmond Capitol/Curb
40Stones Gary Morris Capitol/MCA
42 Storms Nanci Griffith MCA
61 Sunrise Shelby Lynne Epic
31Survivor Lacy J. Dalton Capitol/MCA
31 Temporary Sanity Eddy Raven Capitol
30 Turn the Tide Baillie & the Boys RCA
44 The Will to Love Skip Ewing MCA

On television

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Specials

Births

Deaths

Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

Academy of Country Music

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on March 6, 1989)

Canadian Country Music Association

Country Music Association

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